White-glazed porcelain snuff bottle molded with red with dragon and phoenix on a swirling cloud ground
White-glazed porcelain snuff bottle molded with red with dragon and phoenix on a swirling cloud ground
White-glazed porcelain snuff bottle molded with red with dragon and phoenix on a swirling cloud ground
White-glazed porcelain snuff bottle molded with red with dragon and phoenix on a swirling cloud ground
White-glazed porcelain snuff bottle molded with red with dragon and phoenix on a swirling cloud ground
White-glazed porcelain snuff bottle molded with red with dragon and phoenix on a swirling cloud ground

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White-glazed porcelain snuff bottle molded with red with dragon and phoenix on a swirling cloud ground,

1796–1820

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Jiaqing reign period, 1796–1820
y1936-570

Information

Title
White-glazed porcelain snuff bottle molded with red with dragon and phoenix on a swirling cloud ground
Dates

1796–1820

Medium
Porcelain with molded designs
Dimensions
h. with stopper 8.3 cm., w. 4.2 cm., d. 2.7 cm. (3 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-570
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
seal mark underneath
Marks/Labels/Seals
Jiaqing four-character iron-red seal mark and of the period
Culture
Chinese
Period
Jiaqing
Type
snuff bottles, chinese ceramics styles
Materials
porcelain
Techniques
molding
Subject
phoenixes, openwork, dragons, white (color)

Snuff bottle

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